Whether you envision yourself in your own home office or working from the local coffee shop, making money as a freelancer seems pretty glamorous, doesn’t it?

Well, it isn’t. At least, not at first and, if you don’t fix some of these blunders, it never will be.

If you’ve been working as a freelance writer, editor, graphic designer, photographer, or any other endeavor, and haven’t really been making money as a freelancer (or, the kind of money you want to make), what you’re actually making is one or more of these mistakes.

Working for yourself in any capacity takes guts. There’s no way around it and, after a decade of it, I can tell you it never gets less gutsy. Sure, after a while, seeking out new clients becomes less intimidating. Drafting up your latest newsletter isn’t as nerve wracking. Delivering project estimates doesn’t cause as much […]

Maria Andros, a businesswoman I follow and greatly admire, wrote How to Make Up Your Mind to Be Wealthy…Once and for All. Now, don’t get all squirmy. It’s just a blog post, not a sales pitch. Within the post, Maria offers four steps for making up your mind: Reinventing your life. Creating a vision board. […]

Let’s talk about affirmations for a minute. I’ll admit, it was difficult for me to choose a word for what I’m describing. Candidates? Mantra. Intention. Affirmation. They all have similar definitions, yet each one is slightly different.

Happy Monday, sweet peas! So, I had a completely different post planned for today (which you’ll get next week – sorry, I know you’re heartbroken), but I had such an infuriating experience this weekend that I had to share TODAY. First, some of you know how I feel about free and low-pay gigs. For those […]